xiāng fēi zhú

湘妃竹 (xiāng fēi zhú) is a Chinese word meaning “same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death”.

Meanings

  1. 1same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death

Characters in 湘妃竹

湘Xiāng · abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China妃fēi · imperial concubine竹zhú · (bound form) bamboo

Related words

妃imperial concubine竹(bound form) bamboo王妃princess (in Europe)竹子bamboo青梅竹马lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)胸有成竹(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind爆竹firecracker竹竿bamboo pole竹筒bamboo tube竹林bamboo forest夹竹桃oleander (Nerium indicum)势如破竹like a hot knife through butter (idiom)

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